Aug 1 J-Pop Summit: World's Biggest Japanese Pop Culture Event

J-POP SUMMIT is one of the world’s biggest Japanese pop culture events, held every summer in San Francisco, CA. By introducing the latest in Japanese music, fashion, film, art, games, tech-innovations, anime, food, as well as niche subcultures, the festival has become a landing platform for new trends from Japan.

Ramen Summit (outside pavilion): The Ramen Summit was produced by Yoshiyuki Maruyama, the General Manager of Orenchi Beyond.This was a rare opportunity to sample the ramen restaurants making their San Francisco debut including:Hinodeya Ramen Bar from Japan, and Naruto Ramen from New York. Bay area favorite ramen restaurants participating include Orenchi Beyond, Iza Ramen, and Ramen Taka. Ramen was priced at $8 a bowl (for a half portion).